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WorksheetsGNED02 - Quiz - UTILITARIANISM
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Identify the two main proponents of Utilitarianism: (Check all that applies)
Jeremy Bentham
John Stuart Mill
Stuart Little
Immanuel Kant
David Hume
This is a type of utilitarianism which believes that every time and in every decision we will make, we should always choose an action that will produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
(a)
This is a type of utilitarianism that gives importance to moral rules and how its existence (or absence) will produce good to the greatest number of people.
(a)
Identify John Stuart Mill's view of Utilitarianism: (Check all that applies)
It is disinterested with everyone's happiness
Pleasure over displeasure for the greatest number of people
It cannot lead to selfish act
It seeks to generate best consequences for most people
It prioritizes self-interest over collective good
According Mill, an individual rights and its validity is directly related to whether it served the general interest of the people.
True
False
Hedonism believes that, the only thing that is good in itself is pleasure.
True
False
(a) is an ethical theory that calls pleasure as good, and the goodness of an action is determined by its usefulness.
The principle of utility refers to the motivation of our action guided by our avoidance of pain and desire for pleasure.
True
False
(a) refers to a way of understanding the result of an individual's actions.
Utilitarian value is both pleasure and (a) .
